Chapter 174 Soul Erosion Powder

"Lu Chen has some secret recipes for extending life span. Although it may not be effective for King Mingze, it is always an opportunity for King Mingze."

Bai Ningshuang's timely follow-up attack increased Lu Chen's credibility and made everyone's eyes brighten.

Sure enough, the life and death of King Mingze diverted the attention of those ministers and generals.

"Since he has a secret recipe, let him go and see the king if he contradicts the queen."

"It's not a big deal for this kid to talk nonsense, but it's a big deal for King Mingze's longevity. Give this kid a chance to redeem himself and make meritorious service."

"Since there is a secret recipe for extending life span, we must try it no matter what. We must rescue King Mingze."

The ministers and generals said one after another.

Not only that, the concubines, princesses, and even the four princes were eager to extend King Mingze's life.

Everyone present, including the eldest prince, did not want King Mingze to die now. They all wanted to hang up King Mingze's life.

Ever since Dange and Shangge turned to support Minghao, the eldest prince's plan to compete for the throne was disrupted.

Now, the eldest prince is stepping up his recruitment of troops and has not yet deployed them. It would be unfavorable for him if his father died at this juncture.

"The Ai family will let you try it. If you extend the king's life, the Ai family will not hold you accountable for your rudeness, but will also give you a reward!"

The queen supported the eldest prince and did not want King Mingze to die. Now everyone in the room was placing their hopes on Lu Chen. With this step, she naturally stepped down and let Lu Chen go for the time being.

But she never expected that she let Lu Chen go, but Lu Chen didn't let her go.

"I am interested in rewards. I wonder what the queen will reward me?"

People get off the donkey along the slope, but Lu Chen climbs up the donkey. He is definitely a weird one.

The majestic queen said that there is a reward, which must be generous. You also ask about the specific reward. What is it if it is not weird?

It really subverted the views of everyone present, including Grand Master Zhou who came later. They all thought this kid was crazy.

"There are high-ranking officials, generous salaries, golden beauties, all of them."

The queen suppressed her displeasure and said expressionlessly.

"I don't want any of these!"

Lu Chen refused.

"Then what do you want?"

the queen asked, frowning.

"When I came, I was made things difficult by the Forbidden Army, and I felt angry. I want to enter the palace next time and never see the shadow of the Forbidden Army again."

As soon as Lu Chen's words came out, the scene immediately exploded, and many people reacted very strongly.

Some people, led by the queen and the eldest prince, were all furious and wanted to tear Lu Chen alive.

The Forbidden Army is the greatest force in the prince's fight for the throne. It is stationed in the palace and has the greatest advantage.

You, Lu Chen, actually want to transfer the Imperial Army away from the palace. Wouldn't that mean that the eldest prince's advantage is completely gone?

The three princes including Ming Hao, as well as the ministers and generals who did not support the eldest prince, were very happy.

"You are so audacious that you dare to interfere in the affairs of the palace. If the Ai family does not treat you, it will be difficult to appease the public's anger."

The queen's face was cold and she said slowly.

"What is the public outrage? Don't put it in such a bad way. It's just your anger alone, and it doesn't represent everyone. There are a lot of people here who, like me, don't like the imperial army guarding the palace."

Lu Chen said calmly without fear.

He has no good impression of the queen at all. Who would he be quarreling with if he didn't quarrel with her?

Targeting the imperial army was his impromptu idea. Since the queen gave him a reward, he would come up with a big one and give Ming Hao a big gift.

"Wei Chen feels that the Imperial Guards are usually arrogant and domineering and are very unfriendly to the officials of the Manchu Dynasty. They should no longer guard the palace."

One minister said boldly.

"The general thinks that there are too many imperial troops guarding the palace and it is easy for them to cause trouble. It is best to transfer them."

Xin Yue also stood up to support Lu Chen.

"The defenders of the imperial capital are insufficient. The imperial army should be transferred there to strengthen the defense of the city wall."

Someone else said.

Not long after, more than half of the ministers and generals in the room supported the transfer of the imperial army, which abolished the eldest prince's advantage.

"you"

The queen was so angry that she could hardly speak.

Isn’t it because of the king that everyone is here today?

Why did Lu Chen's words turn into canceling the imperial army and guarding the palace?

Isn't this to cut off her Wang'er's advantage?

How could she agree?

The queen glared at Lu Chen angrily. If this kid hadn't been making trouble and taking advantage of every opportunity, how could these people dare to propose the transfer of the Forbidden Army?

This kid can't stay, he must die!

"Queen, you can agree to any reward, because it is not as important as the life and death of King Mingze!"

At this time, Master Zhou suddenly spoke.

"Master, you"

The queen frowned, wondering which one Master Zhou was playing?

Grand Master Zhou supports the eldest prince, and logically would not agree to transfer the Imperial Guards from the palace.

"Remove the imperial army, and the palace guards can take over. There are also a large number of masters in the palace guards, so there is no need to worry about safety."

Master Zhou said.

As soon as these words were spoken, the queen was reminded that there was not much difference whether there were imperial guards guarding the palace or not.

Because most of the palace guards are loyal to her!

It is also a good thing to transfer the imperial troops away to make the eldest prince's opponents lose their alertness.

Moreover, Master Zhou was right, nothing is as important as the life and death of King Mingze now!

It's just that she doesn't know what Master Zhou has in mind.

"What Taishi Zhou said is true, and the Ai family agrees."

The queen looked at Lu Chen and said, "If you extend the king's life, your reward will be fulfilled, otherwise"

At this point, the queen's face darkened, "The Ai family wants your head to fall to the ground on the spot."

"My head will never fall to the ground, so the queen will stop worrying about it."

Lu Chen laughed, and walked up with Bai Ningshuang to King Mingze's bedside.

Bai Ningshuang was the first to take the pulse of King Mingze. Before the pulse was taken, Bai Ningshuang's expression changed.

"My pulse is weak and my energy is like a gossamer. I can't last two hours. There's nothing I can do."

Bai Ningshuang sighed helplessly, and then said to Lu Chen, "Please check King Mingze's pulse."

"You don't need to check his pulse. I can take one look at him and know how to save him."

Lu Chen said.

"you know?"

Not only Bai Ningshuang, but also everyone present could not help but open their eyes wide.

Is it so magical to be able to save someone at a glance without checking their pulse?

"The king was injured in his early years. The cause of the disease was determined and it could not be cured. It has been like this until now."

The queen spoke.

"King Mingze's condition has little to do with old injuries. He was poisoned!"

Lu Chen's words shocked the scene, and everyone felt unbelievable.

The palace is tightly guarded, and food and beverage testing is strictly controlled, so outsiders have no chance of poisoning.

Moreover, no one in the palace wanted King Mingze to die, so who would poison King Mingze?

"It's impossible. The king has been in a coma for three years. If someone had poisoned him, the king would have died long ago."

said the queen.

"This poison is called Erosion Powder, which is made from the roots of mandolan. It is a chronic poison that will not kill people immediately, but will slowly corrode people's functions, and finally leave people in a long-term coma until death. "

Lu Chen explained, "The Soul Erosion Powder is colorless and odorless, has no strange phenomena, and is very concealed. Most people cannot see it at all."

"Then how did you tell?"

The eldest prince couldn't help but ask.

"Because I am not an ordinary person."

Lu Chen responded with a smile, almost choking the eldest prince to death.